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Law firm starting salaries jump another $10,000

Law firm starting salaries jump another $10,000 Donald Bluedorn II, managing shareholder at Babst Calland, said it's not getting into an arms race on pay. (JOE WOJCIK/Pittsburgh Business Times/JOE WOJCIK/Pittsburgh Business Times)

PITTSBURGH — Laws of physics don’t necessarily dovetail with how the legal sector operates. So what goes up doesn’t come down when it comes to pay.

A $10,000 increase by one of the nation’s biggest firms last month has triggered a domino effect across the country. How Pittsburgh is impacted continues to unfold, and it’s not clear yet whether firms here will opt for the newest normal, or simply hike salaries along the lines of what they’ve already deemed top dollar.

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